Tag: University of Nebraska

News Roundup

University of Nebraska to Freeze Tuition Increase Faculty Pay

University of Nebraska will freeze tuition rates and increase faculty pay as part of President Ted Carter’s five-year plan, the Nebraska Promise, KOLN reported. “It’s really about affordability, accessibility and growth and when I say growth, I mean growth in student’s attainment and success,” said Carter. Carter also wants the NU system to invest $6 […]

June 22, 2021

Sports

University of Nebraska Student Athletes Call For More Diverse Athletics Staff

Student athletes at the University of Nebraska are pushing for more diverse leadership in athletics using the social media hashtag #LegacyOverImage.

August 13, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 Impacts FAFSA Completion as Deadlines are Extended

Amid all of the challenges facing college students this year due to COVID-19 related closings and cancellations, one of the major considerations for those already enrolled, or in the process of enrolling, is financial aid. At this point in the school year, continuing students and incoming freshmen are in the process of filling out the […]

April 23, 2020

News Roundup

University of Nebraska Foundation Celebrates $290 Million in Contributions

The University of Nebraska Foundation – which supports the University of Nebraska system through private donations – announced that it reached over $290 million in contributions for this year’s budget. According to the foundation, 57,215 donors gave $244.9 million in pledges, grants and gifts. Another $45.6 million was committed to the university system for the […]

October 20, 2019

News Roundup

Coalition Forms to Support University of Nebraska Amid Cuts

OMAHA, Ne. – Business and community leaders have formed a group to support the University of Nebraska system as budget cuts loom. The group, One Nebraska Coalition, took out newspaper ads across the state over the weekend as part of its effort to share the good news of the university. Gov. Pete Ricketts has proposed […]

January 30, 2018

Students

Student Sues University of Nebraska Over Banishment

LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student accused of assault says in a lawsuit that he’s been unfairly banned from the campus. Court records say Jeremiah Perkins, of Beaver City, was arrested after the off-campus incident. In his lawsuit he says he was assaulted by one or more university students. Police say Perkins assaulted […]

June 15, 2017

Students

University of Nebraska Starts Institute to Create Businesses

OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Nebraska’s Omaha campuses are opening a new institute to create businesses out of academic ideas. UNeTech is a partnership between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The partnership’s executive director Dr. Rod Markin said UNeTech will be part […]

December 22, 2016

Students

New Medical Program Seeks to Diversify Physicians in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. ― Two local University of Nebraska institutions have teamed up to create a program to diversify Omaha’s physician population. The Urban Health Opportunities Program will provide tuition and other benefits to undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who want to be doctors in Omaha, particularly in the northeast and southeast […]

August 30, 2016

Sports

College Football Opener Again Raises Cash Game Concerns

Skeptics criticize the decision of some schools to hold football contests that often result in unequal treatment and repercussions for some of the players involved.

September 7, 2015